Episode 70 of STARK REALITY PLAYLISTS features guest SHIRLEY BRAHA’s exclusive mix of new wave, electro and post-punk, and a little dark and dirty hip-hop, featuring tracks from Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Kid Creole & The Coconuts, Belle Epoque, Dizzee Rascal, New Young Pony Club and more.

To hear the in-depth Stark Reality interview with Shirley and Host James Dier aka DJ $mall ¢hange, go to Episode 69 of Stark Reality here or wherever you get your podcasts.  Jim and Shirley go deep into Zionism and the ongoing horror in Gaza, political apathy amongst mutual artists and friends and the general vapidness of Western culture.

SHIRLEY BRAHA is a Queer Syrian-Jew who is against Imperialism and Zionism. An ex-New Yorker now living in LA, Shirley was the human behind Marnie the Dog (@marniethedog RIP), the iconic senior rescue shih-tzu who became a star with millions of followers and her own book.  For more information about Shirley, follow her @shirley_braha on Instagram

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